Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] a [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I CAN sympathise with the businessman who stands to lose a Pounds 30 million contract because BR delays repeatedly made him late for meetings . |
| 2 | Insignia now needs to do a Windows package and 386 emulation to accommodate OS/2 . |
| 3 | In West Germany , every residential facility has to have a residents ' committee by law — this may not work in every case , but it speaks of a different attitude to the residents themselves . |
| 4 | Bull says that it plans to release a Windows 3.1 version by the end of the year . |
| 5 | Scott , who joined the building society in January from the Midland Bank , intends to launch a savings product which he says ‘ will give customers the opportunity to mix their own savings product . |
| 6 | If Mr Bulger , the proprietor of the Seagull Hotel , Loathesome-on-Sea , wishes to open a non-residents ' bar at the hotel to attract passing trade , whereas at present the hotel bar is open to residents only , does Mr Bulger require planning permission ? |
| 7 | He expects to sign a facilities management contract within a few weeks that is ‘ bigger ’ than the $53m seven-year contract it signed with Mory-TNTE in December . |
| 8 | So a married man who wishes to become a satyāgrahi requires the consent of his wife since her rights have to be taken into consideration in this matter . |
| 9 | But the fiery ex-Labour leader is n't the only MP who likes to bury a biryani or murder a madras . |